diff --git a/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H b/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H
index cb638e66e..03f1a62e8 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Bitmap.H
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     Fl_Image(W,H,0), array((const uchar *)bits), alloc_array(0), id_(0), cache_scale_(1) {data((const char **)&array, 1);}
   virtual ~Fl_Bitmap();
   virtual Fl_Image *copy(int W, int H);
-  Fl_Image *copy() { return copy(w(), h()); }
+  Fl_Image *copy() { return Fl_Image::copy(); }
   virtual void draw(int X, int Y, int W, int H, int cx=0, int cy=0);
   void draw(int X, int Y) {draw(X, Y, w(), h(), 0, 0);}
   virtual void label(Fl_Widget*w);
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Image.H b/FL/Fl_Image.H
index 7b6024b65..beb22f719 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Image.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Image.H
@@ -164,13 +164,11 @@ public:
   virtual ~Fl_Image();
   virtual Fl_Image *copy(int W, int H);
   /**
-   The copy() method creates a copy of the specified
-   image. If the width and height are provided, the image is
-   resized to the specified size. The image should be deleted (or in
-   the case of Fl_Shared_Image, released) when you are done
-   with it.
+   Creates a copy of the specified image.
+   The image should be deleted (or in the case of Fl_Shared_Image, released)
+   when you are done with it.
    */
-  Fl_Image *copy() { return copy(w(), h()); }
+  Fl_Image *copy() { Fl_Image *img = copy(data_w(), data_h()); img->scale(w(), h(), 0, 1); return img;}
   virtual void color_average(Fl_Color c, float i);
   /**
    The inactive() method calls
@@ -268,7 +266,7 @@ public:
   Fl_RGB_Image(const Fl_Pixmap *pxm, Fl_Color bg=FL_GRAY);
   virtual ~Fl_RGB_Image();
   virtual Fl_Image *copy(int W, int H);
-  Fl_Image *copy() { return copy(w(), h()); }
+  Fl_Image *copy() { return Fl_Image::copy(); }
   virtual void color_average(Fl_Color c, float i);
   virtual void desaturate();
   virtual void draw(int X, int Y, int W, int H, int cx=0, int cy=0);
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H b/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H
index 7a4c50144..fa45b3fbb 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Pixmap.H
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
   explicit Fl_Pixmap(const uchar* const * D) : Fl_Image(-1,0,1), alloc_data(0), id_(0), mask_(0) {set_data((const char*const*)D); measure();}
   virtual ~Fl_Pixmap();
   virtual Fl_Image *copy(int W, int H);
-  Fl_Image *copy() { return copy(w(), h()); }
+  Fl_Image *copy() { return Fl_Image::copy(); }
   virtual void color_average(Fl_Color c, float i);
   virtual void desaturate();
   virtual void draw(int X, int Y, int W, int H, int cx=0, int cy=0);
diff --git a/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H b/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H
index d9c5b76c8..37d41d177 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public:
   Fl_SVG_Image(const char *filename, const char *svg_data = NULL);
   virtual ~Fl_SVG_Image();
   virtual Fl_Image *copy(int W, int H);
-  Fl_Image *copy() { return copy(w(), h()); }
+  Fl_Image *copy() { return Fl_Image::copy(); }
   void resize(int width, int height);
   virtual void desaturate();
   virtual void color_average(Fl_Color c, float i);
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Shared_Image.H b/FL/Fl_Shared_Image.H
index 9b5dad13d..89d40d9ac 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Shared_Image.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Shared_Image.H
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
   void		reload();
 
   virtual Fl_Image *copy(int W, int H);
-  Fl_Image *copy() { return copy(w(), h()); }
+  Fl_Image *copy() { return Fl_Image::copy(); }
   virtual void color_average(Fl_Color c, float i);
   virtual void desaturate();
   virtual void draw(int X, int Y, int W, int H, int cx = 0, int cy = 0);
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Tiled_Image.H b/FL/Fl_Tiled_Image.H
index 8528275be..0eb17e2e2 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Tiled_Image.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Tiled_Image.H
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class FL_EXPORT Fl_Tiled_Image : public Fl_Image {
   virtual ~Fl_Tiled_Image();
 
   virtual Fl_Image *copy(int W, int H);
-  Fl_Image *copy() { return copy(w(), h()); }
+  Fl_Image *copy() { return Fl_Image::copy(); }
   virtual void color_average(Fl_Color c, float i);
   virtual void desaturate();
   virtual void draw(int X, int Y, int W, int H, int cx = 0, int cy = 0);
diff --git a/src/Fl_Image.cxx b/src/Fl_Image.cxx
index c2ad08ca0..4cc6a8603 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Image.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Image.cxx
@@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ void Fl_Image::draw_empty(int X, int Y) {
 }
 
 /**
-  The copy() method creates a copy of the specified
-  image. If the width and height are provided, the image is
-  resized to the specified size. The image should be deleted (or in
-  the case of Fl_Shared_Image, released) when you are done
-  with it.
+Creates a resized copy of the specified image.
+The image should be deleted (or in the case of Fl_Shared_Image, released)
+when you are done with it.
+ \param W,H  width and height of the returned copied image
 */
 Fl_Image *Fl_Image::copy(int W, int H) {
   return new Fl_Image(W, H, d());